Letters to the editor: April 10

A man is comforted as he looks at photographs prior to a vigil on Sunday at the Elgar Petersen Arena, home of the Humboldt (Sask.) Broncos, to honour the victims of a fatal bus accident. Mourners in the tiny Canadian town of Humboldt, still struggling to make sense of a devastating tragedy, prepared Sunday for a prayer vigil to honor the victims of the truck-bus crash that killed 15 of their own and shook North American ice hockey. JONATHAN HAYWARD / AFP/Getty Images

At the beginning of the First World War, community excitement and patriotism abounded, whereby whole communities of men enlisted. With this camaraderie, whole battalions of chums would go over the top of the trenches together. The inevitable result was that an entire community would mourn the loss of most, if not all, of their youth. An entire generation lost, and a community devastated.

Today no less of a loss is felt by Canadians for the unimaginable grief felt in Humboldt, Sask. Canadian hockey is not only a sport, but the life blood that brings rural communities together, a way to define pride, connecting generations and building future leaders.

So many future events will bring back memories and tears. Whenever the puck drops, we will remember Humboldt’s loss.

I was disappointed to learn that Mayor Matt Brown is not seeking re-election.

London council, under his leadership, has struggled to deal with many thorny issues such as Blackfriars Bridge, Springbank Dam, rapid transit, the Adelaide Street rail crossing, the London Plan, the plans for the forks of the Thames River, the Dundas flex street and encouraging downtown redevelopment. Council has made some progress on all topics.

Hopefully we will not slide backwards into the Fontana-like years, where a small group of councillors make decisions behind closed doors.

Bevan Lindsay

London

Best ticket in town

I don’t understand it. The cost of a London Lightning ticket is half the price of a ticket to a London Knights game. The Lightning are professional basketball players and every game is total entertainment.

At the game on Saturday night, the Lightning got off to a pathetic start — down 17-2 after three minutes. At half time they had closed the gap to three points and went on to win the game by 25. This is playoff basketball and I doubt if there were 2,600 fans in attendance.

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